While the size of the Indian leather trade and products is estimated to be USD 10 billion, almost USD 5 billion worth of manufactured goods are exported annually. Leather sector has maintained high export earnings consistently and is one of the top ten foreign exchange earners for the country. India enjoys the feat of being...

Space technologies has been undergoing a transformation world over, most recently in India. With newer scopes and opportunities galore emerging gradually, new business models have also been evolving. According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), space economy is defined as the full range of activities and the use of resources that create...

The financial industry has experienced a lot of disruption from mobile banking to digital currencies. FinTechs, which took off right after the Global Financial Crisis, have been part of our lives owing to their flexibility and ability to efficiently deliver financial services by using technology solutions while offering a better customer experience. Of late, there...

The window is closing fast if the recent Emissions Gap Report 2022 is any indication. The report found the international community falling far short of the Paris agreement goals, with no credible pathway to 1.5 degree C in place, while stressing the need for significant steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the United...

India’s geospatial economy is all set to touch USD 8 billion by 2025 at a growth rate of 12.8 per cent. By then, this sector will generate jobs for more than 1 million people. Defence and intelligence, water resources and irrigation, construction, and utilities have been fuelling the geospatial market growth in the country. At...

After shifting to reshoring from offshoring, ‘friendshoring’ seems to be the buzzword for the trade world, especially the United States. The world’s largest economy is planning to do business only with its ‘trusted allies’ or countries with ‘shared values’ amid the shift from an interconnected to a multi-polar world faced with disrupted supply chains, energy...

The startup ecosystem, which has emerged as the 3rd largest globally as of August 3, 2022, is expected to power India’s ‘techade’. Currently, there are 66,000 DPIIT-recognised startups with more than 100 unicorns or startups with a valuation of over USD 1 billion each. India has seen over 20,000 per cent growth in the number...

Nature with its mystical and cosmic powers is certainly capable to mend imbalances be it in the form of ecological (natural disasters; climate change), geographical (population, pandemics), economic (boom and bust, market re-corrections ) or evidentially plays a critical role in our personal life developments (facing crossroads) Today late Gen Ys and early Gen Zs...

India’s entrepreneurial spirit is gaining momentum with the rapidly expanding start-up ecosystem, the third-largest in the world after the US and China, according to the recently released Economic Survey 2021-22. Government-backing along with increased investor confidence and technology breakthroughs have transformed the start-up scene with the total number of such recognised entities in the country...

Blue Economy, the sixth dimension of the vision for ‘New India by 2030’, can help the country rewrite its growth story post-pandemic. A sunrise sector, it is centered around oceans for economic activities, ranging from shipping, offshore oil and gas, and fishing to tourism. This economic philosophy was first introduced by Prof Gunter Paul in...